Sword Art Online Alternative
Action, Fantasy, Game, Military, Sci-Fi
In year 2022 a game with a Virtual Reality Massively Multiplayer Role-Playing online (VRMMORPG) concept will be present in the world. Powered by a tool kit that can connect human minds into a virtual world, controlling avatars with thoughts, gamers can experience live combat, adventure and ... Wait this is not real, just a fictional story from my favorite anime.
However, if it really happened, then the dream of all gamers in the world will be realized. Imagine if at any time the world is attacked by aliens, zombies or a virus. This is the moment I've been waiting for, I will face it and save the world (gamers imagination). Will we be able to face it like when we play a games? Knowing that if it dies then it will disappear forever, no respawn. It would really be a death game like sword art online.
Sword art online or SAO is an anime about the virtual world, the cruel real world, the geek, and the people who have an problems with a social life, and escape into the virtual world. A sci-fi game in the future with VRMMORPG Concept and powered with NERVE GEAR devices. I see a new world in this anime.
When I learned that SAO got a third season adaptation and it will air in April 2018, I'm very happy. The SAO alternative Gun Gale Online is an anime aired for spring 2018 by Studio 3Hz. The anime is directed by Masayuki Sakoi.
Gun Gale Online was introduced in the second season SAO series. The protagonist plays GGO to investigate the deaths that occurred in the game. Strangely, in GGO that uses the First Person Shoot concept, Kirito still uses the sword as a weapon to fight. What the fuck is that (I thought). As far as I know, a game with FPS concept, a sword or knife is used as a secondary weapon, but Kirito uses it as a primary weapon. Hahahahaha.
I'm very happy this time because the third season of SAO series will adapt the new story and character. Yes, this time Kirito cs will not take some part in the storyline. But the anime still with the same game like the second season is Gun Gale Online.
Then what's new in the third season ...
Yes, the protagonist who will be present is a beautiful student with a cute, epic and beautiful avatar and wait ...
Sword Art Online Alternative Gun Gale Online Staring a beautiful student named Karen Koihirumaki with height 183 cm. Her height was affects to her social life. Karen looks conspicuous because it's too high, making herself not confident when in the association for fear of being considered weird and not as cute as other girls. Karen is also nervous when interacting with others. So she alienated herself from her friends because she felt uncomfortable. And as always, running away and wanting to be like other people is the thing to do for people like this. Virtual world is the right place.
Therefore he decided to play online games to create avatars as he wishes. short story Karen finds avatar with traits she really wants all this time, in GGO game. Llenn, a beautiful and cute little avatar character with a height of 150 cm. Llenn is Karen's nickname in the GGO game. Karen really liked her avatar so she started learning about GGO. Karen started hunting monsters and fighting. Llenn also earned the nickname as a pink demon.
Llenn meets a GGO veteran named Pitohui, a beautiful brown-skinned girl. They were friends and one day Pito asked and encouraged Llenn to participate in a team fight in the Bullets of Bullets called "Squad Jam." Squad Jam is a battle royal tournament, each squad has a maximum of 6 players. The adventure of Karen and Llenn in the GGO world is began.
New Characters
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| Llenn, She is a college student with a height of 183 cm. making it uncomfortable in social life. In Gun Gale Online, she obtains a dream "chibi" avatar less than 150 centimeters in height that dons a full-body pink uniform. Voice actor by Tomori Kusunaki. | |
| Pitohui is one of main character in this anime. She is a frank and cheerful person. And Llenn first friend in the game. Voice actor by Yuko Hikasa | |
| M is also main character in this anime. He is a friend of Pitohui. M was ordered to be LLENN's partner for the tournament, where the two formed a team named LM. Voice actor by Kazuyuki Okitsu. | |
| Miyu Shinohara is Karen's friend and veteran player in the GGO game, but no further information about her. Voice Actor by Chinatsu Akasaki. |
There is no further information about pitohui, M and Miyu in the anime that already aired.
Despite being played by a new protagonist, the third season SAO series has some similarities to the previous series. This sub contains spoilers, skip if you don't like spoilers.
- Social problem
The first season, Kirito is a boy who has problems with his social life in the real world. The second season, Sinon is a woman who has a traumatic problem with a gun, she plays a game to overcome her trauma. And the second season we know a bit about Asuna's life in the real world (she also has problems with her life in the real world). The third season, Karen is a student with the same problem. They run away and vent it by playing games.
A ridiculous reason for alienation, but for some people this is really difficult to overcome. I also feel it, yes I also have problems with social life. I can not really interact with other people, and I take it out by playing online games and watching anime, at least I can find people who have similar problems and hobbies with me.
- The same skill
In the first season, Kirito is the only one player who has a unique skill (2 swords). He gets this skill because it has a speed above the average of other players. Even kirito managed to defeat the pro GGO players who use firearms only with energy swords (season 2).
Llenn also has a high speed. Her speed is above the average of other players. You can see it in episode 1, when she defeats a six-pro player by herself.
- Famous player
Kirito in the first season is the strongest character, he is a soloist, beat the dungeon boss alone and he also ended the death game.
Maybe this is fast if I say Llenn as the strongest player because the anime is running 4 episode, not yet shown the ability of Pitohui and M. But as a newbie player, Llenn has earned the nickname of the GGO players, the Pink Devil.
- The protagonist is identical with a special thing.
Kirito, identical to the black color. He was nicknamed kuro no kenshin because of wearing black uniform and using a black sword.
Llenn, although still a newbie, but she's been dubbed a pink demon. Because the appearance of her avatar wearing pink uniform and pink P90 weapon.
- Great partner
Korito, in the first season paired up with Asuna who had a fast speed and was nicknamed the Lightning Queen. In the second season Kirito is paired with Sinon, a pro player and a great sniper on GGO.
Llenn is paired with Pitohui (though not yet seen what his ability is) but M, a player and also a Pitohui acquaintance who is asked to become Llenn's partner in the hour squad is a Mapper, he can remember a place with one look. he also has a great knowledge and expertise about GGO.
If you are disappointed because Kirito cs is absent in the third Season, I recommend that you watch the first episode, then your opinion will change.
If you are gamers, then SAO is anime for you. Whether you enjoy it or not, but SAO series is worth to watching. Because SAO is the best visualization of the dreams of gamers, that is can feel directly exciting his adventure game play.
SAO lose his charm after aincrad arc, his concept changed considerably. Arc fairy dance does not tell about kirito adventures as a gamer, but his adventure about saves Asuna, this is really boring.
The second season, SAO present with the different game themes, Gun Gale Online. The game with First Person Shoot concept combined with sci-fi game of the future. But amid the journey, the creators do the same things. They repeat the same boring story as the previous series.
When I told my friend about third season of SAO's. He said, the concept was too far from the word of "sword", in the second season it was closed by the arc mother rosary. But the third season is not at all exciting, (btw, my friend is a freak MMO game that is related to sword, mace, dagger, katar & etc) naturally if he is disappointed hahahahaha
Yes, the concept is very far from the meaning of "Sword", I think Sword Art Online today is a big name like a typical brand used for each series that they make. Basically SAO is an anime that tells about the game, so it would be very boring if only tell about MMORPG. If you can not accept the thought, you will not enjoy it. If you can so you will be entertained and get a lot of fun.
Overall, if we talk about the SAO series there are many things that make us enjoy it and also make us disappointed a bit and SAO also managed to cover all its shortcomings with various things as well. Then, how do you feel about the anime Sword Art Online?
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